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doty0815
doty0815 Posts: 68
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Whats your fav and how do you make it? I made one this morning with frozen strawberrys and pineapple and skim milk but it taksted really bad so looking for other ideas I need to get away from my coffee habit. TIA
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  • tacguy
    tacguy Posts: 196
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    1 cup almond milk
    1 cup crushed ice
    1/2 tsp cinnamon
    1 banana
    1 scoop chocolate shakeology
  • taragenevaw
    taragenevaw Posts: 6
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    For weight loss, keep the fruit at a minimum.
    What kind of blender are you using?

    We have a vitamix--so I include a lot of greens in my smoothie. Kale, spinach, dandelion greens, parsely, etc. Experiment until you find a combination you like. Tea is a great base... Green tea or Ooolong tea. Lemon juice (organic) helps me lighten up the flavor of the greens. I find that cucumbers give the whole thing a refreshing quality :-)

    A "smoothie" expert is David Wolfe...he's a little weird to look at but he's very knowledgeable :-)

    Feel free to message me directly with questions :-)
  • pathayes12
    pathayes12 Posts: 4
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    There is so much to a smoothie. There is an app for both android and I believe iOS called smoothieRX it will give you 100's of ideas based on many different health concerns. I use it daily.

    Here's another thing I've had to over come. Some of them just wont taste as good as you like. Take for instance mine this morning

    peach, onion, kale, watercress, blueberries, rasberries, strawberries, orange, chia seed

    Did it taste good, well, not really. Is it totally healthy YES!

    For me (on my way to beating type 2 diabetes) its worth it. I suck it up - keeps me full for 4 hours.

    Mind over matter :)
  • doty0815
    doty0815 Posts: 68
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    Thanks!
  • curleegirl68
    curleegirl68 Posts: 53 Member
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    can you put splenda pack in your smoothie? It will probably taste better.
  • Dayquasar
    Dayquasar Posts: 182 Member
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    I love green smoothies every morning, they are actually really delicious, just use spinach and mostly fruit in the beginning, you will loose weight if your logging, don't be afraid of carbs and fruit, and it gives you a ton of energy, here are some helpful sites:

    http://www.incrediblesmoothies.com/

    http://www.vega-licious.com/

    http://almostrawvegan.com/

    http://www.terawarner.com/ - she also does a free 3 day green smoothie challange
  • jabadahut
    jabadahut Posts: 16
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    spinach, apple, carrot,parsley, celery, cinnimon, ginger, honey, cider vinigar
  • triciajonker
    triciajonker Posts: 1
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    Check out this site...

    http://greatist.com/health/healthy-smoothie-recipes/

    or this one

    http://www.wholeliving.com/135929/smoothie-recipes/@center/155850/healthy-breakfasts

    and then you'll have about 100 recipes and they are good!
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,472 Member
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    SLIPPERY AND SMOOTHY.
    I LIKE.
  • askeates
    askeates Posts: 1,490 Member
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    I have a fruit & yogurt smoothie every day (it's the only way I like Greek Yogurt which is really good for you).

    1 cup Dannon Light & Fit Vanilla Greek Yogurt
    6 med/large strawberries
    1/2 cup blackberries/raspberries (depends on my mood)
    1/4 cup Mott's for Tott's reduced sugar apple juice
    1 splenda package
    3 ice cubes

    This is 130 calories and fills my GNC Live Well Blender Bottle, and is very satisfying and tasty :)
  • ameliaannakin
    ameliaannakin Posts: 344 Member
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    The BBC Good Food breakfast smoothie is delicious. The recipe is on my food diary blog - ameliasfooddiary.wordpress.com - as I had it for breakfast yesterday morning :)

    Ax
  • ensells
    ensells Posts: 1
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    My smoothies are about 300 calories, but it keeps me full through the morning and my workout.

    1/2 cup of blueberries or raspberries
    1 banana
    1 cup of Dannon Light and Fit Vanilla Yogurt
    1/2 cup of Quaker whole grain uncooked oats
    1 cup of ice
  • CarlydogsMom
    CarlydogsMom Posts: 645 Member
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    Based upon some things I've listened to on podcasts or read about, I do basically this:

    1 cup almond milk, unsweetened, or unsweetened coconut milk
    1 scoop protein powder, unsweetened (low carb, like 1 g carb)
    2 T. chia seeds
    1 tsp. powdered chlorella (basically it's the benefits of greens, in a powder form)
    1 scoop of the Samozan (? forgot brand) powdered acai
    About 1/2 cup of frozen fruit of choice--berries, or banana, or pineapple/mango--change it up!
    Top it off with coconut water

    Love it.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,229 Member
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    For weight loss, keep the fruit at a minimum.

    And why exactly is that?

    I've successfully lost a significant amount of weight consuming 3 to 5 fruits a day.

    OP: I like to freeze my bananas, blend it with milk and protein powder. It comes out with the consistency of a milkshake.
  • iAMsmiling
    iAMsmiling Posts: 2,394 Member
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    For weight loss, keep the fruit at a minimum.

    And why exactly is that?

    I've successfully lost a significant amount of weight consuming 3 to 5 fruits a day.

    OP: I like to freeze my bananas, blend it with milk and protein powder. It comes out with the consistency of a milkshake.


    But, but, bananas are one of the 5 things you must never eat if you want to lose belly fat! I know. I saw it in an advertisement.
  • Bikini27
    Bikini27 Posts: 1,298 Member
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    Good luck on the coffee habit, I'm still at two large cups a day (keeps others alive and in one piece).

    My "smoothie" is as follows:

    1 scoop Total Lean Vanilla
    1 scoop Gluticor Max
    1 cup skim milk
    1/2 cup water
    1/2 cup frozen strawberries
  • LavenderBouquet
    LavenderBouquet Posts: 736 Member
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    I haven't tried that many yet, but this one was my favourite so far:

    1 cup baby spinach
    0.25 cup blueberries
    0.25 cup raspberries
    3 medium-large strawberries
    1 tbsp plain greek yogurt
    1 tbsp ground flax seed
    0.25 cup coconut milk
    palm full of small ice cubes

    In fact, I'm probably going to make this for breakfast :happy:
  • angiesteele
    angiesteele Posts: 366 Member
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    i use
    1 cup frozen straberries,
    1 cup baby spinach fresh
    3 oz vanilla yogurt
    1/2 cup fat free milk
    1 scoop vanilla protein powder.

    keeps me full for hours.
  • misslovalova7
    misslovalova7 Posts: 30
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    I buy the frozen mixed fruit (no sugar ones), small banana, and add water to make my smoothie.
  • BexleyGirl
    BexleyGirl Posts: 102
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